Spring hinged clip



April 4, 1950 J. M. OLDAK SPRING HINGED CLIP Filed Dec. 26, 1947 mmvron JACOB M. 01 OAK A 7 roe/w y Patented Apr. 4, i950 j UNITED STATES -OFFICE V 2.503,167. .,.t. I sPmNG HINGEDGLIF f Jacob M. plat, iirooklyiiQ. ,rl. sssifnoift};

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' Q emergence-ember 26,147,--Serial-No.'793,937

This .inventionrelatesto spring. hinge clips ay ompriseapair fspacedapartresilient' ion; earrings, .bucklesand,,the. .1ike and more armsulawhich has extending 'therebetween an particularly isdirected.toiimproved hinge con elongatedspring leaf-.or tongue I 4. Said arms Structions therefor. i 7 l3.and.tongue .I4 .mayextendintegrally froma Among. the objects ,of.the invention to progripping endlfiand lie substantially in the same vide an improved hinge construction of tl 1e charplane as shown in Fig. 6. Arms 13 eachterminate acter. described which Shall comprisefewand simwith a .hookshapedportion l3a having an end p1e.-iparts.;.that. maybe-sp dily assembled to I3b. extending-.in alignmentsubstantiallyat right providean improved clip hinge without requiring angles with respectto the length ofthe tongue -I 4. skilled manipulation or special tools, which shall Said ,ends.| 3b as showninFig. 3 aredirected he.;cheap. to. n ianufaoture, and which shall be inwardly. toward. each. other and terminate to efiicient and practical to a degree'use. permit thertongue l4 unobstructed movement Other objects i i the invention will in part therebetween,thelatter having-its free .end Ma be ..obvio usand in, part hereinafter pointed out. extended ..beyond .said arm ends l3b. Ciripping .The. invention accordinglyponsists ofjieatures end l5 of back clamping member maybe. pros of construction combination of elements and vided with asuitable contacting knurled boss l5a arrangements of parts which will be exemplified here shown as a circular-"rim flange extending .in the. constructionhereinafter disclosedf'the aboutfiamopen ng 1 1) provided in said gripper scope .of the applicationofwhich:will be'indiend.'.l5. IThe latter maybe scalloped as at I5c catedin the claimsfollowing. i to provide anornamentaltrim. In the accompanying drawing 'in which see .jlhecarrier portion l 2 may be made of material b di t Qfthe i v ti i h w similar to thatof back ll andis preferably formed Fig. 1 is a front view of the springhin'gedclip into a rigid. structure byeproviding bentedge in.closed position constructed and assembled to flanges on pp Sides reof-Wh ch upstand embody the invention, the usual ornamental from a. .front side vl2a.-Sa1cl fl n s l a h-hav member b k away, 7 ing piercediears [Ga-at one end thereof. The

Fj g 2 i sectional View t k on li 1.5.2 bodyv portion betweensaid flanges Ll-6- extends in Fig. 1 showing the usual ornamental memberbeyond the ends of aid ea s as atfllibrto p in closed position, I vide aishoe for cooperating with the tongue en'd Fig. 3 is a rearview of the improved spring Illanwhen clip- 10 is assembled. :v hinged clip showing one of the arms in dotted The carrier P i n 12- if d sired-m ybe made lines sprung out of the efiectiveengagingposition. anintegral part of the ornamental member M 4 i d t il sectional vi takenon which may be of any desired design or said ornaflines 4 4 in Fig 1 v g I 4 mental member M may be fixedly attached by F ig..5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2but soldering or otherwise to said'front side l2a,=the showing the spring hinged clip in a full open shoe l2b and-part of the front side lza'being left position, the tongue shown fully sprung .bythe uncovered to contact and'spring'tongue' ends Illa shoe lnthe dotted line position. as is clear from Figs. 2 and 5.

Fig. 6 is a view of a modified back clamping Af-ter constructing'the parts of the clip [0 as member of the spring hinged clip shown in Figs. described above and shown in the drawings they 1 and 3 removed from the assembly, and may be readily assembled by first inserting one Fig. 7 is a view of the carrier portion removed of the arm ends l3b into one of the pierced ears from the assembly. l6a with carrier I2 facing the back clamping Referring in detail to the drawings, I0 denotes member H on the side thereof having the proa spring hinged clip constructed to embody the jecting boss l5a as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Theninvention. Said clip I0 is seen to comprise a by inserting a suitable prying instrument such back clamping member H having pivoted at one as an awl, nail or fingernail in between the oppoend thereof a carrier portion l2 which has either site arm [3a of the other ear as shown at P in forming part thereof or mounted thereon a Fig. 3, and prying the arm laterally as indicated suitable ornamental member M as shown in Fig. 2. in dotted lines the arm end |3b may be readily The ba C p member H is p ferably a guided into the other pierced ear 16a on release one-piece structure made of resilient metal such of the prying force so that the said two ends l3b as brass, nickel or steel for common use or an form a trunnion or hinge connection with said alloy of precious metals such as silver, gold or ears Him. In this assembly the tongue I4 is displatinum for high priced jewelry. Said member placed from its normal position in the plane 0! the two arms i3 and serves as a tension spring to retain the gripping end l5 against the rear side of ornament M when in an effective closed position as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and serves to retain the carrier 12 with the ornament in an open position as shown in Fig. 5.

The back clamping member II in swinging with relationto carrier portion l2 and ornamental member M iromthe-open position to'the closed position is continually under influence of the action of spring tongue [4 as is clear from Fig. 5.

To disconnect the parts the prying instrument.

or fingernail may be inserted as shown in Fig; 3

at P and the arm sprung laterallyto disengage the end 13b from its pivoting position intheww pierced ear. The carrier I? can then be readily disen a ed f t back elam instmeiaber If desired a modified back clamping member HI shown in Fig. 6 may be provided instead of the member ll. Backfll clamping member Ill mayv be ;made identical to .member l; l .except :for integrallyiormed extensions liavprovidedon each or": the armsizS which project beyond the ends .l;3b; ,The extensionsxfic aid .inxretaining the assembly in alignment and counteract wear at the-.pivotingmeans.

.5 ail-he practical utility, of the invention -.will now be: apparent. Thegclip- [iii-assembled vwith a suitable ornament may be utilized for an earring or other clip clamping :purpose by springing the carrier portion with ornamental .member M away irom the .backclamping. member II and inserting an ear lobe or other support (not shown) therebetween. The knurled' bossl5a will clamp the earlobe or such support against the ornamental member and dependably secure the latter inia desired position.

ZI-hus it :is seenthat the improved-construction providesa, back clamping member ill having three resilient appendages,-;namely,. tongue 14 lying: between the spaced arms =13,v which appendages lnormally extend before assembly in substantially one .plane. The resilient tongue 1:41 is vspringable in a .dir'ec-tionout-of, that is,

atqright angle to saidplane for ,co-acting .with

set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A hinged clip of the character described comprising a back clamping member formed of flatsheet material with a grip end and at least three spaced apart resilient-gappendages extendl3 ing therefrom normally lying substantially in one *plane, a carrier portion in swingable interlockment with said back clamping member, one of said appendages being an elongated tongue resilientlyd'is'placeable'out of said plane, two other "ofs'aid appendages. extending along opposite sides of said tongue forming a pair of spaced apart arms .laterally'resilient for displacement in said planasaid arms having free ends formed to extend"inwardly in alignment toward each other and toward said tongue; in said plane, said carrier portion being formed with. spaced apart upstanding piercedears with-which theiree arm ends form said swingable interlockment, said clamping member having a prying. slot between each arm and-the tongue-to facilitate a spreading' or said ends by said lateral displacement of the-arms with respectto eachother inmaking and-breaking said :interlockment, .and. a-shoe extending'i'rom said-carrier portion between said ears contacting said resilient tongue for selectively spring pressing the carrier portion in (open and closedpos'ition's. v

2; The hinged cllp' as defined in claim .1 in which eachof said arms has an integralextene sion projecting longitudinally beyond said iree ends for retaining said: carrier portion iii-alignment.

3. The' hinged clip as defined in claim 1 n which each oiisaid armshas aninteg-ral .extension projecting longitudinally beyond said free ends for retaining said carrier portion in alignment and sa-id' grip" end isformed'with an integr-al circular knurled-boss.

Y JACOB-MOLDAK.

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